Actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the award-winning film "Parasite," was found dead after an apparent suicide. According to the Associated Press, Sun-kyun was found dead in a parked car on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Seoul, South Korea. Upon their discovery, emergency officers along with police found him in what they thought was an "unconscious state." The Yonhap news agency reported that a charcoal briquette was found in the passenger seat. Subsequently, emergency officials later confirmed Sun-kyun was dead, per Seoul’s Seongbuk police station. "As he was pronounced dead, he wasn't taken to hospital," a fire official said. Police had been searching for him after they received a report that same day that he was he left his home after writing a message that resembled a suicide note and his car was gone. Sun-kyun was 48. In late October, the actor was under investigation and was questioned by police three times for suspicions of illegal drug use at the home of a bar hostess on numerous occasions. However, Sun-kyun claimed he was tricked into taking the drugs and was unaware of what he was consuming. He then filed a lawsuit against two people including the hostess, accusing them of blackmailing him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgUqxKsEFAA In a public statement addressing the allegations, Sun-kyun apologized to his family and fans amid his first summoning by police. “I feel sorry to my family members who are enduring too difficult pains at this moment. I again sincerely apologize to everyone,” he said, via the Associated Press. In November, the Screen Actors Guild award winner tested negative after taking the brief reagent test and the lab-based drug tested by National Forensic Service which was done during police investigations, the Yonhap news agency reported. The day before, Sun-kyun requested to take a polygraph test to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency charged with the investigation. He maintained his innocence. Kang Youn-gon, a media communication professor at Seoul’s Chung-Ang University, came to his defense against the allegations. “Lee faced some allegations but they haven’t been formally verified. But the media has been assertively reporting about Lee’s private life … and I think that’s something wrong,” Youn-gon stated, via the Associated Press.